Place: Moenjodaro, Pakistan
Weather: Thunderstorms throughout the day, 81/89F.
Route: From Jam 1,431 km SSE.
Significance: In 2500BC there were 5 major civilizations - Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, Caral-Supe and the Indus Valley - with its capital here. The architecture, sewer system and street plan look very modern - although it lay beneath the sands for over 3,000 years until it was rediscovered in the 1920's.Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
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This stupa was actually built in 500BC on top of the original city (from whc.unesco.org)The main bath (from whc.unesco.org)
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